NASCAR star Ross Chastain 'has some things he’s got to clean up,' his team owner says

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Ross Chastain’s aggressiveness has made him one of the most well-known NASCAR drivers on the Cup circuit and also a mortal enemy of some of his colleagues in the sport.

After Sunday’s crash at Darlington Raceway with Kyle Larson, he drew the ire of legendary team owner Rick Hendrick, who warned Chastain he is "going to make a lot of enemies."

Justin Marks, the owner of Trackhouse Racing, admitted in an interview on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio that his driver "has some things he’s got to clean up."

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Justin Marks, owner of Trackhouse Racing, looks on prior to the running of the NASCAR Cup Series Goodyear 400 on May 14, 2023, at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina. (Jeffrey Vest/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

"We’ve had many conversations with many people today. Some difficult conversations. I think the important message here is that we are a believer in Ross’ talents. That’s obvious," Marks said. "He’s very fast. But he’s got some things he’s got to clean up. We today started the process of more aggressively handling that — with our partners, with Ross and with our team. Not necessarily because we’re mad at him, but there’s so much opportunity here.

"We’re addressing it. I’m going to take a more active role in it. I love the kid. I love the opportunity it’s given every single person at Trackhouse to be able to put a championship run together. But there’s stuff that has to be cleaned up. It’s a process he’s going to have to start going through sooner rather than later."

Chastain got into a heated incident with Noah Gragson at the end of the Kansas race. Chastain connected